5- Hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-2 -furanone

PHOTOINDUCED-ADDITION OF METHANOL TO (5S)-(5-0-tert-BUTYLDIMETHYLSILOXYMETHYL)FURAN-2(5H)-ONE (4R,5S)-4-HYDROXYMETHYL-(5-0-tert-BUTYLDIMETHYLSILOXYMETHYL)FURAN-2(5H)-ONE (2(5H)-Furanone, 5-[[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)dimethylsilyl]oxy]methyl]-, (S)-and D-erythro-Pentonic acid, 2,3-dideoxy-5-0-[(1,1-dimethylethyl)dimethylsilyl]-3-(hydroxymethyl)-, y-lactone)... 

Thermolysis of D-fructose in acid solution provides 11 and 2-(2-hydrox-yacetyl)furan (44) as major products. Earlier work had established the presence of 44 in the product mixtures obtained after acid-catalyzed dehydrations of D-glucose and sucrose. Eleven other products were identified in the D-fructose reaction-mixture, including formic acid, acetic acid, 2-furaldehyde, levulinic acid, 2-acetyl-3-hydroxyfuran (isomaltol), and 4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-3(2//)-furanone (59). Acetic acid and formic acid can be formed by an acid-catalyzed decomposition of 2-acetyl-3-hydroxyfuran, whereas levulinic acid is a degradation prod-uct of 11. 2,3-Dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4//-pyran-4-one has also been isolated after acid treatment of D-fructose.The pyranone is a dehydration product of the pyranose form of l-deoxy-D-eo f o-2,3-hexodiulose. In aqueous acid seems to be the major reaction product of the pyranone. 

SYNS ALMOCARPINE (3S-cis)-3-ETHYLDIHYDRO-4-((l-METHYL-lH-IMIDAZOD5-YL)METHYL)-2(3H)-FURANONE a-ETHYL-p-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-l-... 

Figure 5.2.10. Cellulose pyrolysate obtained at 59CP C by Py-GC/MS. The separation was done on a Carbowax type column. 1 CO2, 2 acetaldehyde, 3 acetone, 4 2-butanone, 5 2,3-butandione, 6 toluene, 7 water, 8 cyclopentanone, 9 methylfuran, 10 3-hydroxy-2-butanone, 11 hydroxypropanone, 12 cyclopent-1-en-2-one, 13 2-methylcyclopentenone, 14 acetic acid, 15 acetic acid anhydride, 16 furancarboxaldehyde, 17 methylcyclopentenone, 18 dimethylcyclopentenone, 19 5-methylfurancarboxaldehyde, 20 2,3-dihydro-2-furanone, 21 furan-2-methanol, 22 3-methylfuran-2-one, 23 2(5H)-furanone, 24 hydroxycyclopentenone, 25 3,5-dimethylcyclopentan-1,2-dione, 26 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one, 27 2-hydroxy-3-ethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one, 28 2,3-dimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one, 29 phenol, 30 dimethylphenol, 31 3 thyl-2,4(3H,5H)-furandione, 32 3-butenoic acid, 33 1,4 3,6-dianhydro-a-D-glucopyranose, 34 5-(hydroxymethyl)-furfural.

Figure 5.2.11. Cellulose pyrolysate obtained at 59(P C and separated on a methyl silicone with 5% phenyl silicone type column. 1 acetic anhydride, 2 pentanal, 3 2-hydroxybutanedialdehyde, 4 1,4-dioxadiene, 5 tetrahydro-2-furanmethanol, 6 2-(hydroxymethyl)-furan, 7 3-methyl-2-hexanone, 8 2-methoxy-2,3-dihydrofuran, 9 2(5H)-furanone, 10 1-acetyloxypropan-2-one, 11 hydroxycyclopentenone, 12 5-methylfurfural, 13 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran-2-one, 14 1-cyclopentylethanone, 15 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one, 16 3,5-dimethylcyclopentan-1,2-dione, 17 unknown, 18 3-ethyl-2,4(3H,5H)-furandione, 19 6-methyl-1,4-dioxaspiro[2,4]heptan-5-one, 20 1-hydroxy-3,6-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-2-one, 21 1,4 3,6-dianhydro-a-D-glucopyranose, 22 5-(hydroxymethyl)-furfural, 23 4-cyclopenten-1,2,3-triol, 24 5-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-tetrahydrofuran-2-one, 25 levoglucosan, 26 1,6-anhydro-p-D-glucofuranose.

Dihydro-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-477-pyran-4-one, D-675 Dihydro-5-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2 -pyran-3(477)-one, D-342 Dihydro-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-2(377)-furanone, D-707... 

Hiebl, J. Ledl, F. Severin, T. Isolation of 4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl) - 5-methyl-3(2H)- furanone from sugar amino acid reaction mixtures. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1987, 35, 990-993. 

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